The arrival of another Optare Solo SE makes it three for Somerset independent Hatch Green Coaches of Hatch Beauchamp near Taunton, which has seen its fleet more than treble in two years, from eight...
Bus & Coach
When a so-called fuel catalyst was put through its paces on a DAF truck at Millbrook, the fuel savings were as surprising as they were significant. Brian Tinham reports
Emissions Control
Who would have thought that air conditioning and/or refrigeration systems on trucks, buses and coaches, could provoke a minefield? Brian Tinham examines the implications of changing legislation
Irtec
Six months ago, Norway's Tore Aase became the first person to place an order for what Volvo Trucks calls, the "world's strongest series manufactured truck", the FH16-700.
Heavy Goods Vehicles
Everyone chases the dream of cutting fuel bills: it's been mandated for so long, it's practically in fleet managers' DNA. Yet bitter experience has taught transport engineers that, where novel...
Alternative Fuels
Northumberland County Council charge hand Steve Gray reports "significant savings", in terms of brake discs and associated items, as well as labour, since buying an on-truck brake lathe. He also...
Remanufactured Equipment
Don't buy budget workshop equipment, if you want it to last and to continue to perform safely to specification. And make sure that, if you're preparing for a workshop revamp, you consult an...
Bodyshop Equipment
Having read our feature on wheel security in the January 2010 issue of Transport Engineer, Mike Phoenix, of Mike Phoenix Consulting Engineers, wants transport engineers to benefit from a six-month...
Wheel Security
Two Spicer tag axle conversion kits, designed to "improve fuel efficiency, reduce vehicle weight and lower installation costs", by making it easy to change 6x2s into 6x4s and vice versa, have been...
Axles
Transmissions giant Eaton says that its commercial vehicle users have collectively driven more than 30 million miles throughout the world on its hybrid systems.
Hybrids
With the Euro 6 engine emission standards for new trucks coming into force on 31 December 2013, truck and engine manufacturers have a tough path ahead of them.
Emissions Control
Asda has taken delivery of 150 new dual temperature refrigerated semi-trailers from Schmitz Cargobull, for fresh food distribution.
Refrigeration